{"id":71,"date":"2017-01-16T19:30:33","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T23:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nd.edu\/images-of-hell\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2017-01-18T17:03:59","modified_gmt":"2017-01-18T21:03:59","slug":"requirments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/images-of-hell\/requirments\/","title":{"rendered":"Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\"><strong>This is a\u00a0<\/strong><strong>reading-intensive course. \u00a0I choose my books carefully,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>especially because of the high cost of text books.\u00a0 By putting many of my readings on this syllabus and providing others as hand-outs, I hope to save you money.<\/strong><\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\"><strong>Please treat your books and other readings as objects of quasi-religious devotion. Because these are sacred texts, I expect you to read everything as closely and as carefully as you have ever done before.<\/strong><strong><em>Books<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Erich Maria Remarque,\u00a0<em>All Quiet on the Western Front<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Eli Wiesel,\u00a0<em>Night<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Yevgenia Ginzburg, <em>Journey into the Whirlwind<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Aldous Huxley,\u00a0<em>Brave New World<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Carolina Maria de Jesus, <em>Child of the Dark<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>In addition to these books, we will also read excerpts from the works of other great writers, such as Dante Alighieri, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Hannah Arendt, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Pope Francis.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>CLASS DISCUSSIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Class discussions are the most important part of this seminar.\u00a0 Our discussions will only work if everyone in the seminar participates.\u00a0 I realize that we all have different personalities; some of us are loud, others are quiet; some are more outgoing, others more reserved.\u00a0 I don\u2019t expect to change any of your personalities.\u00a0 Rather, I plan to work with each of you on an individual to ensure that you get the most out of the seminar.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Our discussions will only work if you have the readings physically in front of you. Therefore, you are required to do two things:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1)\u00a0<u>Copy and print<\/u>\u00a0all of the readings on this site that are marked PRINT (otherwise, you do not need to copy them);<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2)\u00a0<u>Bring each required reading to class<\/u>\u00a0on the day we are to discuss it. To make your life easier, I strongly recommend that you print all of the required readings immediately and put them into some kind of orderly binder.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>GRADING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>It is a special privilege to take a seminar. You should treat our seminar accordingly. Seminars are small and they allow for intimate and lively discussions. They also provide me with the pleasant opportunity to work closely with each of you as\u00a0<em>individuals<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>My aspirations are modest. \u00a0I merely want to teach you to speak, read, write, think critically, and persuade.\u00a0 If I accomplish these tasks in working with each of you, I will be pleased. These objectives are reflected in the breakdown of my grading standard.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Participation (30%)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Sakai<\/em>\u00a0Discussions and Short Assignments (10%)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Two Reflective Essays (15% each)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Semester Essay (30%)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Paper assignments will be docked 1\/3 of a letter grade for each day they are late.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ATTENDANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Class attendance is\u00a0<u>MANDATORY<\/u>. Unless you are ill, you must consult with me beforehand if you know you will miss a class. If you are ill, please send me an email so that I do not worry about you. Of course, university-approved absences are fine, but please remind me beforehand if you will be gone.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>HONOR CODE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>This course is all about communication. \u00a0Therefore, I welcome all of the conversations you have with each other, inside or outside class. \u00a0You are perfectly welcome to discuss your readings and writing assignments with each other. \u00a0In fact, I encourage it. \u00a0However, every writing assignment you turn in to me must be clearly, unmistakably, and unequivocally your own work!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>OFFICE HOURS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I enjoy meeting with all of my students, and I hope to see each of you on a regular basis. You do not need to have specific questions about the class. I view your education holistically, and I am interested in learning about you personally.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I hold my office hours at the Nanovic Institute for European Studies, 211 Brownson Hall. This building is behind the Main Building. Go through the black, wrought iron gate at the north end of Brownson and make an immediate right up the stairs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>My office hours are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday \u00a01:30 \u2013 2:00<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Wednesday \u00a02:00 \u2013 4:00<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>&amp; by appointment<\/strong><\/p>\n<h5><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Please do not use any form of electronic or cosmic technology during class time. \u00a0Bad Karma.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a\u00a0reading-intensive course. \u00a0I choose my books carefully,\u00a0especially because of the high cost of text books.\u00a0 By putting many of my readings on this syllabus and providing others as hand-outs, I hope to save you money. 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